World Touring Car Championship :: Overview

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Duration :: 1987 - 2012Sanctioning Body :: Fédération Internationale de l'AutomobileVehicles :: Touring CarsDiscipline :: Road RacingStatus :: World ChampionshipThe first world championship for touring cars was run in 1987. It evolved from European Touring Car Championship. But the series was not continued for the next season, as the European championship which had its final season in 1988. Again in 2005 a world championship was created by upgrading the existing European championship which was based on Super 2000 cars.